Vestas closed the UK's only wind turbine blade factories, on the Isle of Wight, in August 2009. Workers occupied the factory, then picketed. This blog is a history of that dispute and of the ongoing campaign for green jobs.

A wind turbine for the Isle of Wight – please support the application

There has been a revised application by Cornwall Light and Power Company for the 3 windturbines at Cheverton Down. If you haven’t already done so, please send in a comment supporting the application and hopefully we will either outnumber the nimbys or have the stronger argument.

You can do this online by going onto the council’s website www.iwight.com, going into planning online which is in the box on the right hand side of the screen. Click on current planning applications, choose town and click on Shorwell then click on the application then click on comment online.

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What we're fighting for

Vestas Blades UK made production workers at their factories on the Isle of Wight redundant on 12 August 2009. More than 500 jobs were lost. Many more jobs that depend on Vestas will follow. This makes no sense from a green or a labour perspective!

At the same time, the government announced a major expansion of renewable energy including wind power. We are calling on the government to intervene to save jobs at companies like Vestas - through nationalisation if that is what it takes - to show that it is serious about saving the planet.

Actions & meetings

Wednesday 17 February

NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT 7pm, Save Our Services public meeting, called by Unison, but open to all who want to campaign against the proposed cuts to council and all jobs and services. Venue: Hunnyhill Room, The Riverside Centre, The Quay, Newport, Isle of Wight.